some work

[Jakke]

wow, that's a very cool car



cheers
jan

[speedwell]

today nicolas and i  have purged the brake line , now the brake drums work well  ,

we go for a ride in the 61 to test the brake  , the engine turn well , but when we go on the street no power/boost , the engine sound like  on 3 cylinders , we return to the house , to check the plugs wires , but no problem , we have check the ignition , nothing , may be the carbs

nicolas can you explain to the other the problem may be You will better know how to explain that I
 

here're  some pictures of the car with his news shoes 

Hi Fabs Car Looks Great With The Torkers But those Caps have to Go!!  The Knock Offs Look Good talk To Rayburn He put them on His Car?

yes but john 've disc brake at the front and maybe the hub  on the disc are machined one , mine are original one and i need one for the speedo cable

[Jesse/DVK]

I love the wheels!

[WCB Hitler's Hot Rod]

Looks and sounds good sir!

[speedwell]

thx for the words guys
i hope that we are going to find the problem of the loss of power when we drive
no one 've an idea about that
iginition is good , plugs wires  give the power to the spark plugs  , the engine turn well when he does'nt drive and we're on the road he sound like  of an engine which turns on 3 cylinders
When I moved the engine, I moved the linkage without touching the regulation of  this one, nor in regulations of carburettors
 keith can you help me i suppose that you know the sprintkit , you're mr speedwell in england 

thx
fabs

[dirk zeyen]

looks great with the new wheels!!!
will take some pictures in spa, chimay, drag day...

dirk zeyen

[Rocket Ron]

just got back from Austria and managed to pick up a copy of the super vw s on the way home , must say what a great spread

[vwcab]

The wheels are lookin' good Fabs,but sorry can't help with the problem.
I hope someone can.
C.U @ freddyfiles   

[JS]

With those tires, it wouldn´t hurt with a 2-3cm lowering in the rear. IMVHO.

[speedwell]

yes johnny but i will see if the car will down a little after driving the car some kms
the front is good for me  but the rear will be better a little bit lower

[nicolas]

allright, so i have been asked to help out with the brakes and that went good. JS is right it will need to be a bit lower at the rear, but the car has to settle first, allthough i doubt it will drop enough to get the stance just right.

but the biggest issue was indeed the engine.

i am not sure how sensitive these sprintkits are, but the engine wasn't happy, that is for sure. like fabs said the engine was turning OK at idle but as soon as you got going the car bogged and lost all power. it felt like a plugged idle jet or a distributor that was incorrectly set, but i havent any clue on how to adjust those britisch carbs. i have got some info from Fabs but part off it was missing (speedwell fitting instructions and they refer to pamlphlet G 66/SB211 which i haven't found and makes things even worse. so any help on these carbs is welcome)
we tried to set the distributor right, but that didn't change anything the lack off power under load stayed. i wish i could have worked on the engine longer, but i had other things to do, so hopefully your input can help Fabs out.

[speedwell]

thx for the help nico 

[j-f]

I have a progressive carb if you want Fab 

[speedwell]

I have a progressive carb if you want Fab 

no thx j-f
 

[Lee.C]

allright, so i have been asked to help out with the brakes and that went good. JS is right it will need to be a bit lower at the rear, but the car has to settle first, allthough i doubt it will drop enough to get the stance just right.

but the biggest issue was indeed the engine.

i am not sure how sensitive these sprintkits are, but the engine wasn't happy, that is for sure. like fabs said the engine was turning OK at idle but as soon as you got going the car bogged and lost all power. it felt like a plugged idle jet or a distributor that was incorrectly set, but i havent any clue on how to adjust those britisch carbs. i have got some info from Fabs but part off it was missing (speedwell fitting instructions and they refer to pamlphlet G 66/SB211 which i haven't found and makes things even worse. so any help on these carbs is welcome)
we tried to set the distributor right, but that didn't change anything the lack off power under load stayed. i wish i could have worked on the engine longer, but i had other things to do, so hopefully your input can help Fabs out.

Sounds very much like an air leak guys - I know there are a number of "sealing" surfaces involved in these kits/manifolds - Just a thought guys 

[j-f]

 I also have think about air leaks and try to locate it by spraying "start Pilote" where the carbs seals on the manifold and don't notice an idle variation.

Engine start easily and idle well but revs lazily. 

[Diederick/DVK]

sorry to hear about your problems fabs.
perhaps shooting a small video clip would help for people here to help you?

good luck!

[speedwell]

sorry to hear about your problems fabs.
perhaps shooting a small video clip would help for people here to help you?

good luck!

died here's a video from today
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xP5PrXGlAGs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/xP5PrXGlAGs</a>

[speedwell]

today i change the  4 spark plugs , and the spark plugs wire , the belt , I adjusted again valves and ignition
and With j-f we defused(unsettled) a stromberg (the right one) to blow him with the compressed air, then we went back up him and there....... no difference    except that the carbs on the right (the one we defused)  seems to work correctly , and now the problem seems to come from the left carbs , of or I am going to defuse him and to blow him with the compressed air and to go back up him and if it does not work, I shall appeal to a knowledge which is specialized in the English cars and the English carburators

 
 no one have a idea

[Lee.C]

today i change the  4 spark plugs , and the spark plugs wire , the belt , I adjusted again valves and ignition
and With j-f we defused(unsettled) a stromberg (the right one) to blow him with the compressed air, then we went back up him and there....... no difference    except that the carbs on the right (the one we defused)  seems to work correctly , and now the problem seems to come from the left carbs , of or I am going to defuse him and to blow him with the compressed air and to go back up him and if it does not work, I shall appeal to a knowledge which is specialized in the English cars and the English carburators

 
 no one have a idea

Why only "service" or "defuse" ONE carb  I would have just serviced the PAIR just to be on the safe side 

I still think it sounds like an air leak OR it might be worth checking the fuel pump - your one can be disassembled and "serviced" OR "defused"

[j-f]

Fuel comes correctly, there is a clear filter and you see that it flows regularly.
We serviced just one because it became late and were hopping for an improvement. Bad luck 

I'm also more thinking about an air leak. The right carb makes a "good" noise, but the left carb makes a different one.
 

[Lee.C]

Fuel comes correctly, there is a clear filter and you see that it flows regularly.
We serviced just one because it became late and were hopping for an improvement. Bad luck 

I'm also more thinking about an air leak. The right carb makes a "good" noise, but the left carb makes a different one.
 

I would suggest removing both carbs, manifolds, balance tube etc - Clean ALL sealing surfaces (also clean out the left carb properly) then refit everything with a SMALL amount of silicon sealant 

[j-f]

That's the way we will take. 

Today, some people also suggest to check a leak at the fuel pump.

I also wonder how to check the float level on this carbs? Needle valves are 1.5 but I don't know how to check if the carbs have the same float level? Same method as weber? And which height?

For the sealant I normally use a stick, like that.

[speedwell]

i don't know if it help someone , but here's the fitting instruction from the sprintkit

and thx for the help guys i hope after cleaning the second carbs the problem will be resolved

 
fabs

[speedwell]

 

[speedwell]

 
i know that i don't have the right needles on my carbs , i need the 9x needle , this needle is for the 1200cc

[speedwell]

 

[speedwell]

 

[speedwell]

 

[Lee.C]

COOL old instruction dude